Mikhail Krysin decided to take his wife's name when getting married, but faced with the rabies of his father and the ridicule of colleagues

Do you have to change your name when you get married? When are you getting married? Women have long been divided into 2 camps: someone believes that this is the direct duty of the wife, and someone is sure that this makes no sense. Unless there's more paperwork.



But it's still more interesting with men. Agree, cases when a husband decides to take his wife's name, not so much. But that happens too. What can lead to such a non-trivial decision, read in our new story.

Do I need to change my name Olya was my classmate? At school, I never imagined she would be my wife. Life scattered us around different cities, and again we met by chance. I was washing down my pain from my divorce at a local pub that suddenly had a very beautiful woman walk into.



I didn't even recognize her at first. But, looking closely, I realized that this is the Olga. Of course, she was no longer wearing a stupid school uniform and no longer braided her hair. Only the depth of her blue eyes remained unchanged. How did I not notice this before?

Olya sat down at a free table. I immediately approached her and we talked. We began to remember school days, how we fooled around at recess and infuriated teachers in class. I didn't notice how the hours had gone by. I felt so good at the time. In Ole I felt a kindred spirit and offered to meet again.

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We started seeing each other very often, and at one point the innocent coffee trip grew into something more. Next to Ola, I felt like a real man. I wanted to protect and protect it as a treasure. Six months later, I proposed to Ole. She was so moved that she burst into tears and of course said yes to me.

Before the wedding, we talked about changing the name. I never liked mine. Every time someone says "Rat Michael" out loud, I just twitch. I don’t know what they called me in school.

I really didn’t want Olga to take my name. Especially since she is just beautiful - Vorontsova. But it seemed to her that traditions could not be changed: spouses should have the same surnames.



And that's when I asked Ola to go against the system: 'Honey, let's not take mine, let's take your name, shall we? Vorontsov Mikhail Yurievich and Vorontsova Olga Alexandrovna. I think that sounds really great!

At first Olga thought I was joking. But then she said our names out loud and said it wasn't such a bad idea. That's what they agreed on. I could not imagine that such a decision could lead to something negative.

When my family found out, my father was just furious. He said that I should continue my lineage with the name given to me by God. It doesn’t matter if I like her or not. That way I will betray my family and family.



At work, the boss also twirled his finger at his temple. Not like a man, you see. Of course, I had to run to different institutions to change the name in all the documents. And every time I caught the surprised looks of people. Someone even thought that I somehow legalized the relationship with a man, although we do not encourage this.

Well, it's been a lot of fun. But it was worth it. First of all, I know I did the right thing. It was like I was getting closer to my wife. All members of our family will have the same surname. That sounds very nice to me.



In addition, every time I fill out some papers, I do not miss the column “maiden name”. Yes, I do not take this directly, but I want to show other men by my example that it is not a shame to take the name of your wife when you marry. I hope that someday this will become the norm!

We are sure that our society will have much less problems when we all Let's get rid of stupid prejudices. Changing your name during marriage or marriage is a personal matter. This decision should not affect other people in any way. Agreed?

How do you feel about women taking their husband's name when they get married, and vice versa?